Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 25th May 2009

Dilbert//7345, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 25th May 2009

Tags

project budget deadline resources ridiculous

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I'll never be able to finish my project on time."

The Boss says, "You need to take ownership."

Dilbert says, "Can I hire more programmers?"

The Boss says, "No."

Dilbert says, "Can I reduce the number of features?"

The Boss says, "No."

Dilbert says, "So...I'm just taking ownership of the failure?"

The Boss says, "Don't be greedy."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FINISH MY PROJECT ON TIME.

YOU NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP.

CAN I HIRE MORE PROGRAMMERS?

NO. - CAN I REDUCE THE NUMBER - OF FEATURES?

NO. / SO... IM JUST TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE FAILURE?

DON'T BE GREEDY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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